KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 -- Despite ethnic Indian voters in Kuala Kubu Baru showing some dissatisfaction towards the Anwar Ibrahim government, observers said former deputy Penang chief minister II P. Ramasamy will have minimal influence on the fortunes of Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the by-election on May 11.

Those polled by Malay Mail said while this may translate into some protest votes or abstentions, they may not necessarily translate into votes for Perikatan Nasional (PN).

According to Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research senior fellow Azmi Hassan, there might be dissatisfaction on the ground among the Indian community towards the unity government, but it would not mean outright support for PN either.

"The fact Indians make up 18 per c...